Deep Sea Embers Chapter 359: Stargazing

The White Oak was still moving forward in the mist, and the surging power output by the steam core drove its huge and efficient propulsion system, allowing it to quickly pass through the mist-covered sea area.

The sky turned darker at some point, and the cold wind on the sea made people feel even more uncomfortable. Lawrence tightened his coat, feeling that he had spent enough time blowing the wind on the deck today, so he turned and returned to the bridge.

A young priest wearing a blue-striped robe with black background and silver border was praying beside the machine, and slightly shook the incense burner in his hand, causing the smoke to linger on several consoles. After seeing the captain, he stopped, Nod politely to Lawrence.

He is Jason, the priest on board the voyage, and Lawrence is not familiar with this young priest—in fact, most of the captains who undertake the task of transporting "abnormal objects" often face unfamiliar priesthood Or, the priest on their ship is directly appointed by the city-state church and changes frequently. A priest on board usually only completes two or three sailing missions with the ship, and this replacement system is of course also for safety reasons.

After all, ships that transport dangerous goods will inevitably be affected by supernatural power, and as the "supernatural barrier" of the entire ship, the priest on board will bear almost all the pressure brought about by supernatural interference, including The pollution caused by the items on board, as well as the mental stress generated by the members of the ship during the voyage—even the real impact of each crew member’s dream at night, will be reflected in the priest’s daily prayers and ceremonies.

The priests on board the ship are also mortals, and they will inevitably be assimilated and influenced after long-term pressure under certain supernatural influences. After several ocean voyages, they will lose their sensitivity to supernatural pollution, and may even become subhuman space invasion rift, so under normal circumstances,

The priests who travel with the ship must return to the shore after a period of time, and undergo a period of purification and spiritual reconstruction in a specific church. The priests of the ship, and some of them left spiritual hidden dangers, so they could only stay away from the sea, and continued to serve the church as priests on land for the rest of their lives.

So in a sense, these venerable priests are also consumables in navigation.

But then again... who is not a consumable in sailing?

"Mr. Johnson, how is the machine?" Lawrence nodded to the young pastor in front of him and asked with concern.

"It's running well, Mr. Captain," said the young pastor, with a very calm voice, "I just went to the machinery room on the lower floor, and the entire power system and steam pipes are in order."

Lawrence nodded in satisfaction, chatted with the young pastor casually, and then came to the wide window in front of the bridge, looking at the scene outside.

The deck is gray, the sky outside is a little dark, the sky is shrouded in chaotic cloud clusters, the diffuse light floats among the clouds, and falls weakly to the sea surface-the sky is not very good, but here is far from the frost It's not far away, so it shouldn't be trapped by a bad situation like a storm before reaching the city-state.

Lawrence frowned suddenly, and looked at the crew sitting in front of a console not far away: "Has Frost still not responded to our signal?"

"No," the crew member in charge of monitoring the telegraph system shook his head. He wore earphones on his head, held a pencil in one hand, and a small machine in front of him had an orange light on. Feedback to the signal—but from the position, we have already reached the distance where we can directly contact Frost Harbor.”

"...Not quite right," the old captain finally felt a little uneasy, he looked up into the distance again, his expression gradually serious, "At this time, at this location, we should be able to see the frosty coastline. ..."

He suddenly turned his head and looked at his first officer: "Has the route been confirmed?"

"Just confirmed, our location is correct."

Lawrence frowned, and after a while, he suddenly took a deep breath: "I'll go check it out myself and prepare the stargazing room."

Hearing what the captain said, the first officer obviously hesitated for a while, but before he could speak, the young priest on board Jason came over and said to Lawrence: "Captain, you are not suitable for entering the class at your age." Stargazing room...

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Lawrence turned his head and glanced at the young pastor, but did not speak.

He knew what the other party meant——to enter the stargazing room, one needs to bear certain pollution. The old captain, his mind is no longer as normal and complete as it was when he was young, and he is likely to lose himself in the process of observing the stars.

But in many cases, only the elderly captains have enough experience to see the clues of the ship's yaw from the subtle changes in starlight-this is something that young navigators with strong minds cannot do of.

"I'll finish it as soon as possible," Lawrence finally said after looking at each other for a few seconds, with a serious expression on his face, "I suspect the ship has gone off course, but there is an inaccuracy in the stargazing room. I have calibration experience."

Confirming Lawrence's firm attitude, the priest on board the ship could only sigh, and backed away: "...you are the captain, and the captain is the law on board——I will prepare protection for you."

Lawrence nodded, and looked back at the direction of the bow.

In the direction where the frosty coastline is expected to be seen, there is still only the endless sea and the boundless mist.

He retracted his gaze and walked towards the passage leading to the stargazing room.

Leave the bridge, walk through a corridor, and step on a staircase extending to the lower deck of the White Oak. After passing through several connecting cabins and several doors in the middle, you will find the stargazing room.

At the bottom of the cabin.

Lawrence stood in front of the door, and Jason, the ship's priest, began to get busy. The young priest added special spices and holy oil to the incense burner, and chanted obscure scriptures while shaking With the chain in his hand, the scent of incense gradually permeated around Lawrence, and then he took out a ritual knife depicting many storm runes, and used it to cut across the air in front of Lawrence, symbolizing the protection of the storm goddess Gamona come here.

The navigator of the White Oak has heard the news and rushed over. This is a young man with a pale face. Unbutton your clothes.

"Relax," Lawrence noticed the navigator's reaction, a smile appeared on his face, and in turn comforted the young man, "It's not necessarily your fault, the spirit world and the deep world are full of unpredictable changes, the spirit world Lenses aren't always reliable, and astrological shifts are normal—you're inexperienced, and that's normal."

"I....I have repeatedly confirmed that our route is fine," the young navigator subconsciously said, "but..."

Lawrence waved his hand: "I will figure out what's going on."

"Captain, the blessing has been completed," the voice of the ship's pastor sounded from the side at this moment, "You can enter the stargazing room—but please remember, don't stay too long, don't stare too long, If you haven't come out in fifteen minutes, I'll go in and find you."

"Ten minutes is enough." Lawrence straightened his clothes and said calmly.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief, stepped to the metal gate with storm runes and inlaid with holy silver threads, and pushed the door open.

A dimly lit cabin comes into view.

Lawrence closed the metal door behind him casually, and roughly checked the situation in the stargazing room.

There are no windows in this room, and the metal door is the only way to get in and out. There are no extra facilities in the entire room. The only furnishings are a cylindrical device with a diameter of about one meter placed in the center of the room.

It looks like an altar, but there are a lot of cranks, connecting rods and mirror devices distributed around the cylindrical pedestal. There is a small table next to it for people to stand on, which is reserved for the navigator. And on the top of the cylindrical device, there is a transparent part sunken inwards.

It is a crystal lens, propped up by a very complex set of connecting rod brackets. There are sparkles in the lens.

The wave of light seemed to fill the sea.

Lawrence

Step to the small platform next to the cylindrical device~IndoMTL.com~Look at the lens in front of you.

A ship is sailing on the boundless sea, there are almost no reference signs on the sea, and the city-states are isolated islands. Once they pass by the destination, the voyager will be lost in the boundless At sea—then navigation becomes a very important science.

Anomaly 001-The sun is a very useful marker in the sky. Of course, using the sun to confirm the direction of the ship is one of the navigation skills, but the sun cannot always be seen in the sky, and sometimes the sun alone cannot Provide enough accurate navigation and positioning. When encountering such a situation, how can you accurately judge whether you are sailing on the correct route?

The answer is of course - look at the stars.

Stargazing is an essential skill for modern ocean voyages. Lawrence lowered his head and slowly lowered his body, submerging his entire face in the concave structure of the large crystal lens.

The stars are deep, deep—to see them, you need not only sophisticated equipment, but also a sound mind.

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